BLOGGING FROM MY NOGGIN

I mean, what the heck, right?! You used to go into the store and pick a 40, 60, 75, or 100 watt bulbs. Now there seams to be unlimited choices. In the US the standard incandescent bulbs have been outlawed by the federal government, except for a few special service styles. So there are now 3 main types of bulbs to pick from. The halogen, which is very similar to the incandescent, only it burns hotter and can produce the same amount of light at a smaller wattage. Not much savings on electricity but it is an inexpensive bulb. Then there are the CFL, or Compact Fluorescent Lamp or a curly cue. They are similar to the large fluorescent bulbs that we grew up with in kitchens and our garage, only extremely smaller. They have large power difference because a 13 watt CFL replaces a 60 watt incandescent. Then there are the LED, or Light Emitting Diode bulbs. They have been a bit on the expensive side so many people were not using them. Just recently they have come down in price making them a good choice now. The power consumption is similar with the CFL, a 9 watt LED will replace the 60 watt incandescent. They also last longer then the CFL and do not contain the small amount of mercury gas that the CFL have. The only bad thing about the LED was the price, but no longer. There are also other things to know about the bulbs, so I will let my video explain the other options you now have with bulbs.